"Adverse Remarks Prejudicial To My Reputation": Former UP AAG Jyoti Sikka Moves Allahabad HC Challenging Single Judge Order

Former Additional Advocate General, Uttar Pradesh Jyoti Sikka has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging an order of the Single Judge (of March 2, 2022) alleging that in the order, adverse remarks were made against her which were capable of having professional repercussions for her.For the uninitiated, the Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh had taken an exception to Sikka's failure to...

Litigant Seeking Adjournments From Trial Court Can't Invoke High Court's Supervisory Jurisdiction U/Art 227 For Expeditious Proceedings: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that it is not permissible for a litigant to seek adjournments before a Trial Court and thereafter invoke the jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution seeking expeditious proceedings. Justice C Hari Shankar was dealing with a petition seeking a direction to the Additional District Judge, Karkardooma Courts, to decide expeditiously,...

"This Is Ilegal Detention" : Delhi High Court Pulls Up MHA For Not Giving Premature Release To Prisoner Despite Order

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for not complying with an order passed way back in January 2021 for granting premature release to a prisoner.A bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad warned that the MHA Secretary will be summoned personally to show-cause for not initiating contempt action, if the order is not complied within a week.The bench...

IIT-M Professors Get Pre-Arrest Bail From Madras High Court In PhD Scholar Sexual Harassment Case

The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted Anticipatory Bail to two professors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) in connection with a case for sexually harassing a PhD candidate of the University. While granting bail, Justice G Jayachandran observed that there was no reasons to deny bail to the professors as no allegation was directly made against them. The only...

"Strong Suspicion Of Planned Syndicate Selling & Buying Children": Delhi High Court Upholds Charges Framed Against Medical Professional

The Delhi High Court has recently upheld charges framed against a woman, a medical professional, under Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, finding a "strong suspicion" of a planned syndicate for selling and buying of children.Justice Subramonium Prasad upheld the Trial Court order which had framed charges under sec. 120B read with sec. 363...

"Every Sinner Has A Future": Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Imposed On Man For Rape & Murder Of 4 Year Old Girl

The Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to a man accused of rape and murder of four year old girl.The bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Bela M. Trivedi observed that the maximum punishment prescribed may not always be the determinative factor for repairing the crippled psyche of the offender.The Trial Court had awarded death sentence to the accused...

"How Will These Bodies Function?": Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Response Over Failure To Fill Posts Created For Welfare Of Persons With Disabilities

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over Centre's failure to fill up various vacancies with respect to the statutory posts created for the welfare of persons with disabilities."Why aren't the vacancies being filled? How will these bodies function? Why such reluctance? These are statutory bodies....Do you know what will happen if these organizations are not allowed to run!"...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Man Arrested For Carrying "Toy Gun" To Movie Theatre

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently granted bail to a man arrested under Sections 290 (Punishment for public nuisance), 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation) r/w 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) IPC and under Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 for carrying a toy gun to a cinema theatre.Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy observed that...

Supreme Court Appoints Ex-Judge Justice AM Sapre To Assist Unitech Board Of Managment In Sale Of Assets

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed former Supreme Court Judge, Justice AM Sapre to assist the Board of Management of Unitech for the purpose of sale/monetization of the land assets. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah appointed the former Supreme Court judge for ensuring that the procedure which has been proposed comports with the need to maintain transparency and...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Stand On Plea Seeking Details Of Lokpal Selection Committee Meetings

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of Central Government on a plea seeking details of meetings of the Selection Committee constituted under the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act 2013 for selecting the Chairperson and members of the Lokpal. Justice Yashwant Varma was dealing with a plea filed by RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj, challenging an order dated January 28, 2021 passed by the...

Essential To Protect Witness Identity: Calcutta High Court Tells State In PIL Over 4 Rape Cases

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday took on record the status report filed by the State government pertaining to the investigation into each of the rape cases in Deganga, Matia, Ingrejbazar and Banshdroni in West Bengal. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj had earlier asked IPS officer Damayanti Sen to oversee the probe in the rape...

"Heinous": Andhra Pradesh High Court Denies Bail To Warden Of Blind School Accused Of Raping Visually Challenged Girl

Andhra Pradesh High Court has denied bail to a warden of blind school, accused of raping a visually challenged girl. Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy observed that the offense is of serious nature. Therefore, petitioner is not entitled to grant of bail. "….Therefore, having regard to the heinous nature of the offence and the grave nature of the offence in which the petitioner...